Controversy Over Tennessee Inmate's Painful Execution and Heart Device
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Byron Black, a man with significant health issues and intellectual disabilities, was executed in Tennessee under controversial circumstances, with witnesses describing signs of suffering and distress during the process, raising concerns about the pain inflicted and the legality of his execution.
- “My Client Was Tortured Today” — The Painful Execution of Byron Black The Intercept
- Tennessee inmate executed without deactivating defibrillator said he was in pain during lethal injection CNN
- Byron Black showed signs of distress, said he was in pain, witnesses of execution report The Tennessean
- In Painful Execution, Attorney Says Byron Black was ‘Tortured’ by the State of Tennessee Nashville Banner
- Hospital says it never agreed to deactivate inmate’s heart device before execution AP News
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